Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

On Demand Sessions:

*By clicking the webinar with credit link, you confirm that you have read the accreditation information on this page.

This is an internet-based activity that should take one hour to complete. To receive continuing education credit, learners should 1) take the pre-test 2) review the webinar and 3) complete the post-test.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

Understand that alcohol is a teratogen and identify the outcomes associated with prenatal alcohol exposure

Identify patients at risk for offspring with FASDs

Integrate conversations about the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy into contraceptive and family planning counseling

Apply appropriate patient-centered communication skills to counseling reproductive age and pregnant women on prevention strategies to reduce the risks of FASD

Use motivational interviewing to assist pregnant women in choosing to avoid alcohol consumption

Accreditation Information

Physicians: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ARHP designates this internet enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Nurses: This activity has been approved by the Continuing Education Approval Program of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health for up to 1.0 contact hour, including up to 0.5 pharmacology hours. Credit can be applied toward the nursing continuing education requirements of most professional organizations and State Boards of Nursing.

Pharmacists: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program provides1.0 contact hourof continuing education credit.

Others: A certificate of attendance will be issued indicating that this activity is accredited for up to 1 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.

Sponsoring Information

This program is sponsored by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.

Funding Information

This project is funded through a cooperative agreement with The Arc.

Target Audience

The intended audiences for this activity are women’s health and primary care providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, physician assistants, and other professionals who work in obstetrics/gynecology, neurology, family medicine, and related fields.

Disclosures

All individuals in a position to influence the content of this activity must disclose relevant financial relationship(s) with commercial interests and the nature of the relationship. A commercial interest is defined as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients.

Looking for medically accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based educational programming for health care providers and materials for patients on all reproductive health topics, including abortion, contraception, HPV, menopause, menstruation, pregnancy, sexuality? Look no further than the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) – the leading source for trusted medical education and information on reproductive and sexual health.